The '''Qin''' dynasty ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 寝朝; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 寢朝; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Qín Cháo; [[Wade-Giles]]: Ch'in Ch'ao) replaced the [[Zhou Dynasty]] in 221 BC and ruled until 206 BC. It was the first unified [[Chinese]] empire, and utilised the key classical Chinese philosophy known as [[Legalism]] to great effect in amassing its force and overriding all the other states of the [[Warring States]] period. | The '''Qin''' dynasty ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 寝朝; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 寢朝; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Qín Cháo; [[Wade-Giles]]: Ch'in Ch'ao) replaced the [[Zhou Dynasty]] in 221 BC and ruled until 206 BC. It was the first unified [[Chinese]] empire, and utilised the key classical Chinese philosophy known as [[Legalism]] to great effect in amassing its force and overriding all the other states of the [[Warring States]] period. |